Red-lipped Green Lacewing
Chrysoperla rufilabris
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Adults identified by "near-entirely red genae (cheeks), black cross veins, and pointed hind wingtips." Larvae feature "two dark stripes on the head capsule, three pairs of prominent white spots on the thorax, often with the hindmost pair connected by a slight band, and otherwise largely dark body color lacking pale markings through the middle of the abdomen. The legs are often black, unlike in allies." (BugGuide, 2024)

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Chrysoperla rufilabris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Tribe: Chrysopini
Genus: Chrysoperla
Species:
C. rufilabris
Binomial name
Chrysoperla rufilabris
(Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysopa rufilabris Burmeister, 1839
  • Chrysopa interrupta Schneider, 1851
  • Chrysopa attenuata Walker, 1853
  • Chrysopa repleta Walker, 1853
  • Chrysopa novaeboracensis Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa tabida Fitch, 1855
  • Chrysopa citri Ashmead, 1880
  • Chrysopa medialis Banks, 1903
  • Leucochrysa citri (Ashmead, 1880)
  • Chrysoperla tabida (Fitch, 1855

Chrysoperla rufilabris, also known as the red-lipped green lacewing, is a species of green lacewing in the family Chrysopidae.[2][3]

Distribution

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This species is native to the eastern portion of North America.[3][4]

Description

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Red-lipped Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris) larva
Red-lipped Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris) larva

C. rufilabris are distinguished from other members of the genus found in North America by the broadly red genae, pointed apex of the fore wing, black gradate crossveins, and spinellae on the male genitalia.[4]

Biology

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The larvae of this species prey upon soft-bodied insects including aphids, thrips, and whiteflies.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Oswald, John D. (Jul 2018). "Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister, 1839) in Neuropterida Species of the World". Lacewing Digital Library. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
  3. ^ a b Brooks, S.J. (1994). "A taxonomic review of the common green lacewing genus Chrysoperla (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Entomology Series. 63 (2): 137–210. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ Schuster, David J.; Stansly, Philip A. (2000). "Response of two lacewing species to biorational and broad-spectrum insecticides". Phytoparasitica. 28 (4): 297–304. doi:10.1007/BF02981824. S2CID 42225759.
  5. ^ Khan, I.; Morse, J.G. (1999). "Laboratory studies on the evaluation of Chrysoperla spp. as predators of citrus thrips". Sarhad Journal of Agriculture. 15 (5): 459–465.
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